Update: Prescribed fire Trd Piles in Riverside County - May 23 status

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Updated: 7:32 a.m. May 23

Started: 4 months ago, 1:53 p.m. Jan. 25

Initial location: Riverside County, Calif.

Fire type: Prescribed

Fire name: Trd Piles

The pile burning project, called Trd Piles, was initiated 1:53 p.m. Jan. 25 at in Riverside County, California.

The prescribed fire has been burning on private land for four months.

Prescribed fire (prescribed burn) is a wildfire prevention method that involves burning an area of land in a controlled manner to minimize the risk of catastrophic wildfires.

Source: National Interagency Fire Center

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This story was originally published May 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM.